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Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Aug 8, 2025 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 6:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Tue, 13 May 2025 12:39:49 EDT

Mars Life Explorer Should Include An Agnostic Life Finder

Reported by Universe Today

Searching for life on Mars has been an explicit goal of the astrobiological community for decades. However, they have not really had the resources to effectively do so, and they might be running out of time. Crewed missions to Mars are planned for as littl...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:34 +0000

Perseverance Takes a new Panoramic Image of Mars on a Clear Day

Reported by Universe Today

‘Float rocks,’ sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by NASA's Perseverance rover, taken on a particularly clear day....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:34 +0000

JWST Traces Details of Complex Planetary Nebula

Reported by Universe Today

The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest look at a planetary nebula, NGC 6072, provides new insights into the lifecycle of stars. This could help astronomers predict what will happen to our Sun during its final days as well....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:34 +0000

Scientists Crack Earth's Magnetic Field Puzzle

Reported by Universe Today

Scientists have finally solved a billion year old mystery that explains how life on Earth survived its earliest and most vulnerable stages. Using powerful computer simulations, researchers have proved that our planet's completely liquid core could generate...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:34 +0000

The Universe's First Stars Unveiled in Turbulent Simulations

Reported by Universe Today

What was the Universe like before the first stars formed? Dark, obviously. But there must have been some level of activity in the gas clouds that preceded the first stars. New research shows that these primordial clouds were turbulent, clumpy, and superson...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:34 +0000